Main entry: smash, smasher, strike, bang, hit
Definition: a conspicuous success
Usage: that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career; that new Broadway show is a real smasher; the party went with a bang
Main entry: strike
Definition: (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders
Usage: this pitcher throws more strikes than balls
Main entry: strike, ten-strike
Definition: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball
Usage: he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame
Main entry: strike
Definition: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
Usage: the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn
Main entry: work stoppage, strike
Definition: a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
Usage: the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled
Definition: a gentle blow
Main entry: strike
Definition: cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp
Usage: strike an arc
Main entry: strike
Definition: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
Usage: strike a balance; strike a bargain
Main entry: strike
Definition: indicate (a certain time) by striking
Usage: The clock struck midnight; Just when I entered, the clock struck
Definition: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Usage: The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939; We must strike the enemy's oil fields; in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
Definition: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Usage: We were hit by really bad weather; He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager; The earthquake struck at midnight
Definition: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
Usage: The pianist strikes a middle C; strike `z' on the keyboard; her comments struck a sour note
Main entry: strike
Definition: pierce with force
Usage: The bullet struck her thigh; The icy wind struck through our coats
Main entry: hit, impinge on, collide with, strike, run into
Definition: hit against; come into sudden contact with
Usage: The car hit a tree; He struck the table with his elbow
Definition: smooth with a strickle
Usage: strickle the grain in the measure
Main entry: strike
Definition: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
Usage: The teacher struck the child; the opponent refused to strike; The boxer struck the attacker dead
Main entry: scratch, strike, excise, expunge
Definition: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Usage: Please strike this remark from the record; scratch that remark
Main entry: strike, mint, coin
Definition: form by stamping, punching, or printing
Usage: strike coins; strike a medal
Main entry: strike
Definition: produce by ignition or a blow
Usage: strike fire from the flintstone; strike a match
Main entry: affect, strike, move, impress
Definition: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
Usage: This child impressed me as unusually mature; This behavior struck me as odd
Main entry: strike, take, take up, assume
Definition: occupy or take on
Usage: He assumes the lotus position; She took her seat on the stage; We took our seats in the orchestra; She took up her position behind the tree; strike a pose
Definition: drive something violently into a location
Usage: he hit his fist on the table; she struck her head on the low ceiling
Main entry: hit, strike, come to
Definition: cause to experience suddenly
Usage: Panic struck me; An interesting idea hit her; A thought came to me; The thought struck terror in our minds; They were struck with fear
Main entry: strike, fall upon, happen upon, discover, attain, chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, light upon
Definition: find unexpectedly
Usage: the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb; she struck a goldmine; The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake
Definition: stop work in order to press demands
Usage: The auto workers are striking for higher wages; The employees walked out when their demand for better benefits was not met
Definition: attain
Usage: The horse finally struck a pace
Main entry: strike, shine, fall
Definition: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly
Usage: Light fell on her face; The sun shone on the fields; The light struck the golden necklace; A strange sound struck my ears